ܪܝܫܬܚܬܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Contraction of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ (rēšā taḥtāyā, literally “lowermost head”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [reːʃɑːxtɑːjɑː]

Adverb

ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ • (rēšāḥtāyā)

1. topsy-turvy, upside down, inside out

   Synonyms: ܗܲܦܟܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (hapkāˀīṯ), ܚܲܒ݂ܛܘܼ ܚܲܒ݂ܛܘܼ (ḥaḇṭū ḥaḇṭū)

   ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ ― npīl lēh rēšāḥtāyā ― He fell upside down

   ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܨܘܼܕܪܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ ― lḇīš lēh ṣudrā rēšāḥtāyā ― He wore the shirt inside out

   ܗ̇ܘ ܥܲܠܡܵܐ ܚܕܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ ― awa ˁalmā ḥdīrā ìlēh rēšāḥtāyā (literally, “This world is turned upside down”)

See also

• ܚܒ݂ܝܼܛܵܐ ܚܘܼܪܒܸܫܵܐ (ḥḇīṭā ḥurbiššā)
• ܗܲܦܟܵܝܵܐ (hapkāyā)